Yuvraj Singh to captain the Pune Warriors

Yuvraj Singh may have singlehandedly crushed Ireland’s hopes of another upset in Bangalore on Sunday, but he won the hearts of their players for going out of the way to help Niall O’Brien.The Ireland wicketkeeper lost his kit bag, which had six bats,...[...]

DRS Review : Play by the eye or Hawk-eye, but not both

We are still some distance away from the quarter- final stage of World Cup 2011 and the teams and the umpires are already treading a cautious path. A particular aspect of the tournament that is agitating their minds is the implementation of halfbaked1 decision review system.[...]

More loss for Irish as bats go missing

The Irish cricket team not only lost a World Cup Group B match against India in Bangalore on Sunday, but six costly bats as well. The team has lodged a complaint with the Cubbon Park police, which manages ...[...]

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Laboured win over Ireland proves all is NOT well with India

India may have won Sunday’s match, but Ireland garnered the greater honours for their spunky performance. While the scorebook reveals a facile five-wicket victory with more than four overs to spare, what it doesn’t tell...[...]

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

IPL 2011 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings Team:

MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay , Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha, Dwayne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Scott Styris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Joginder Sharma, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sudeep Tyagi, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey, Faf du Plessis

Kolkata Knight Riders Team:

Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin, Shakib Al Hasan, Brett Lee, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary, Laxmipathy Balaji, Jaidev Unadkat, Ryan ten Doeschate, James Pattinson

Watch it live streaming on these links :

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Enjoy...

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Sangakkara would be Deccan Chargers Captain in IPL 4

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara will lead the Deccan Chargers in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, it was announced on Monday.

Australian cricketer Cameron White will be Sangakkara's deputy in the Twenty20 tournament, beginning April 8.

Former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist had led Deccan Chargers to title win in 2009 in South Africa.

Gilchrist has moved to Kings XI Punjab for the fourth edition.

The appointment of Sangakkara, who led Sri Lanka to World Cup final, as Chargers' skipper was made at a promotional event of the franchisee.

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Vettori to Captain Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2011

New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori was on Tuesday named captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.

Vettori, who led New Zealand to a record sixth semi- final appearance in the just- concluded World Cup, will replace spin legend Anil Kumble who captained the team in the last two seasons of the Twenty20 league.

Kumble will also be a part of the Bangalore franchise as a chief mentor. “ We are very excited for the upcoming season.

Vettori is a highly experienced and respected leader and we hope to ride to the pinnacle of success this IPL under his leadership,” RCB chairman Vijay Mallya said in a statement.

Vettori represented Delhi Daredevils in the first three editions of the IPL and his predecessor Kumble hailed the leftarm spinner’s appointment to the leadership position.

“ Vettori is a hugely respected professional not only within his team but amongst his international peers as well. His unique ability to get players to perform as a unit and deliver more than just the sum of their parts, as he has done time and again with New Zealand, will be a big asset to any team,” said the former India skipper.

RCB coach Ray Jennings was of the view that Vettori’s experience and skill on the spinfiendly Indian pitches will be of great help for the team in the upcoming tournament.

“ Vettori is also probably the best spinner in the world at the moment and brings in tremendous skills that will be extremely useful on the Indian pitches,” Jennings insisted.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Tainted 2G scam funds traced to IPL

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigations into the 2G scam is unravelling the flow of tainted funds into Bollywood productions and Indian Premier League (IPL). Arrest of Shahid Balwa, Managing Director of D B Realty has thrown light on the role of a key figure in the flow of 2 G tainted funds from D B Realty to Kalaignar TV and funding routes linking to film financing and investments made by Balwa in IPL franchisees.

CBI sources revealed that the arrests of Shahid's brother Asif and Kusegaon Fruit and Vegetable Private Limited promoter Rajiv Agarwal has brought to light the fact that it reportedly loaned Cineyug a sum of Rs 212 crore through a financial route which Enforcement Directorate is currently probing into.

DB Realty was owned by Shahid Balwa who has a stake in Swan Telecom, which is one of the companies named in the 2G scam. The ED has highlighted in its status report filed in the Supreme Cout early this week that money was loaned by DB Realty group to DMK's Kalaignar TV through Kusegaon Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd via Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

It has been established that loans were made to Kalaignar TV, where. Karunanidhi's wife MK Dayalu owns 60 per cent and daughter Kanimozhi owns another 20 percent in the DMK TV channel. Rs 214.84 crore which is reflected in Kalaignar TV's balance sheet for the financial year 2009- 2010 as an unsecured loan was routed from Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Cineyug got the loan from as per the Cineyug balance sheet via the Kusegaon Fruit and Vegetables Pvt Ltd. Bollywood personality Karim Morani runs Cineyug and Balwas are investors in the company.

"2G scam investigations are now giving fresh leads on Balwas investing tainted funds in not only Bollywood productions but also financing an IPL's franchisee holding stakes in one of the teams. The probe is deepening as Shahid's funding routes are being unravelled in the probe," claimed an ED official.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Times, Nimbus wins global IPL 4 media rights

Times Internet and Nimbus Communication today said they are looking for global partners across media platforms to sublicense IPL rights that they have bagged this week from the BCCI. The BCCI on Sunday announced that the media rights tender for IPL's global Internet, mobile and radio rights, along with television rights in certain television territories have been awarded to a consortium led by Times Internet Ltd for Rs 261.6 crore for four years till 2014.

A part of the consortium, Nimbus said it has the global broadcast rights, excluding territories of the Indian sub-continent, Australia, South Africa, West Asia, the Caribbean, Hong Kong and Singapore. It is now scouting for tie-up with global partners in over 60 countries.

"We are in talks with companies for partnership in over 60 countries for which Nimbus has bagged the TV broadcast rights for IPL," Nimbus Communications COO Yannick Colaco said. The TV rights for Indian sub-continent along with certain other territories that continue to be held by SET MAX were however, not part of the tender offer. The IPL 2011 season starts on April 8 when Chennai Super Kings host the Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.

Colaco said Nimbus is mainly looking at advertising and subscription as primary revenue streams from the international markets. Similarly Times Internet that has radio, Internet and mobile rights for the IPL is also looking to sublicense the rights with BCCI's approval in countries outside India. "Primarily, we would be looking at sublicensing of mobile and radio rights in territories that we are not present in, with the approval of the BCCI," Times Internet CEO Rishi Khiani said.

He said in case of the Internet, the company will manage almost all the territories across the globe on its own. "There is a huge opportunity to tap large audience in cricket playing nations and countries which have a big chunk of cricket fans," Khiani said.

For revenue generation, the company is looking at different models, including advertisements, subscription, sponsorships and pay-per-page download, he said. Neither Nimbus nor Times Internet divulged the revenue expectation from the new rights merely saying the event offers an opportunity to make good money.

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Mumbai backs Mumbai Indians Hero Lasith Malinga to the hilt

Chances are the Sri Lanka and India could meet up in the upcoming matches in ICC World Cup 2011, but that didnt stop the Mumbai crowd from rooting for the southern neighbours.

Kumar Sangakkaras century was greeted with a standing ovation, while a straight six from the swishing blade of Muttiah Muralitharan produced a prolonged cheer that made Murali grin in his inimitable way.

However the loudest the crowd got was during New Zealands innings, when Lasith Malinga charged in from the pavilion end. The reason? Malinga has played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL for three seasons, and was one of the chief factors in their run to the final of the third edition in 2010.

Whether Sri Lanka get to the final or not, Malinga will certainly be back at the Wankhede in April, as he will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 4.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Irish cricketers in a dilemma

Choosing cricket over studies is a decision most teenagers take during their growing- up years if they want to turn professionals, but having to choose between playing cricket and earning a living for one’s family is one test no cricketer likes to go through.

But that is the challenge the Irish cricketers are set to face after their World Cup campaign ends on Friday. With the amount of talent on display in the Irish ranks, it would be sad if Ireland cricketers suffer the fate suffered by their Kenyan counterparts after their dream run in the 2003 World Cup.

While it is true that political mismanagement crushed the fate of cricket in Kenya, as the players opted not to represent their country, the lack of financial stability could force the Irish cricketers to do the same.

With the idea of contracted players not yet coming into Cricket Ireland’s scheme of things, the players will have a tough time feeding their families once they return to their homeland. The only exceptions to this will be the likes of Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien and George Dockrell — all have county contracts.

For Trent Johnston, one of the senior- most players, it will be back to searching for a part- time job as he quit his previous job before the World Cup.

“ I was working as an executive at an apparel company owned by singer Bono’s wife Ali Hewson. But since we had a long line of pre- tournament camps and stuff, I had to quit my job. After heading back, it will be time to run from pillar to post to get a part- time job as I can’t concentrate on my cricketing career if I take up a full- time job,” he said. The situation isn’t any better for the likes of Andrew White, a school teacher in Dublin.

“ It gets really difficult to balance between teaching and cricket. Although we aren’t contracted players, playing cricket and teaching are two full- time professions and it is very tough to handle both. Maybe I will have to make the tough choice of quitting cricket as feeding the family is important,” he said.

Dockrell, one of the most talented bowlers in the side, has another dilemma. Although he has a county contract, he is also keen on pursuing his studies further. “ I am in a fix. Should I pursue my studies or continue the contract I have with Somerset. I would love to play cricket but with not many opportunities back home, I have to stay in England if I have to play,” he said.

All these players want is some help from the ICC to ensure that more top teams visit them and the game gets more viewership and boost in the country.

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